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RE: Re: grammar gestapo (piercing police)

To: Liesel tarquini <lieselmarietarquini at yahoo_com>
Subject: RE: Re: grammar gestapo (piercing police)
From: rhys daily <shadow at teuton_org>
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 08:48:18 -0700 (MST)
cc: <darmstrong at raygroup_com>, <Ysobelle at aol_com>, <over-the-rhine at actwin_com>
In-Reply-To: <20011204153920.93118.qmail at web13804_mail.yahoo.com>



david
> > now who's watching who with the scrutinising eyes?

liesel

> you mean squinty eyes and a scrunched up nose?
>
> i shall not pull a 'david', i shall not correct his
> spelling mistakes.  i will not join the grammar
> gestapo ranks.  i will hold out.  aughhhhhhhhh.


my dear liesel (to copy someone else),

scrutinise is valid. just like characterise, realise, vandalise,
demoralise, aggrandise, colourise, etc

(:

/z/ and /s/ are interchangeable after a fashion - when preceded by an /i/

i think. actually, the rule is made up - i have no how the rule goes in UK
style english.

i grew up with grey, colour, realise, and a slurry of variously spelled
words which got me in no end of trouble by the authorities of educative
institutions.

(:

rhys

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